Foreign publishers apply for Tehran Intl. Book Fair

TEHRAN,April 9(MNA) – Over 50 foreign publishers applied to participate in the 26th Tehran International Book Fair, which will be held from May 1 to 12. Application has been made by publishers from Britain, U.S., Germany, India, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and several other countries, Iranian Cultural Association of International Publishers Director Mahmud Amuzegar stated in a press release on Monday. The deadline for applications is April 14, he noted. Bertelsmann, a German foundation is also scheduled to hold an educational seminar on book copyright on the sidelines of the book fair. Tehran’s Imam Khomeili Mosalla will host the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.